Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Avondale (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Avondale. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Avondale is located in Belmont County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Belmont County: Guernsey, Harrison, Jefferson, Monroe, Noble, Marshall (WV) & Ohio (WV).
Below are the counties that are near Avondale. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Avondale:
- Belmont County (The home county of Avondale)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Shadyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bellaire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Anvil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Anvil is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
- West Wheeling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Neffs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Neffs is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neffs
- Vadis
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vadis is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vadis
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brookside is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 570 people
- Blaine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blaine is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
- Martins Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glencoe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jacobsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jacobsburg is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobsburg
- Guernsey County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Fairview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Fairview is located in Guernsey County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
- Fairview has also been known as:
- Fairview village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairview <1>
- Quaker City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Harrison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Harrisville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 223 people
- Blairmont
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Blairmont is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairmont
- New Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- New Athens is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Athens
- Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
- Unionvale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Unionvale is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionvale
- Cadiz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hopedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Cassville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cassville is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassville
- Narva
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Narva is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narva
- Enfield ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Enfield is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
- Cadiz Junction
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cadiz Junction is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadiz Junction
- Hattonia ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hattonia is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattonia
- Smyrna
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Smyrna is located in Harrison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smyrna
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Yorkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Highland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Highland City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland City
- Mount Pleasant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 438 people
- Tiltonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tiltonsville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiltonsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,274 people
- Rayland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dillonvale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Dillonvale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillonvale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Olszeski Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Olszeski Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olszeski Town
- Adena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Brilliant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Brilliant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
- Smithfield
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Smithfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 786 people
- New Alexandria
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- New Alexandria is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alexandria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Valley Glen
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Valley Glen is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Glen
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Clarington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clarington is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
- Beallsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Beallsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beallsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Wilson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Jerusalem
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jerusalem is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Ozark
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ozark is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
- Coats
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coats is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coats
- Mount Carrick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Carrick is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carrick
- Laings
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Laings is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laings
- Benwood
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Benwood is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benwood
- Miltonsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Miltonsburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltonsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
- Woodsfield
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Noble County
- Batesville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Batesville is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Greene County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Ryerson Station
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ryerson Station is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryerson Station
- McCracken
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCracken is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCracken
- Aleppo
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Higbee is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higbee
- Rutan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Rutan is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan
- Nettle Hill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nettle Hill is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettle Hill
- New Freeport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Freeport is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Freeport
- Holbrook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Holbrook is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holbrook
- West Union
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- West Union is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
- Ashtree
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ashtree is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashtree
- Rogersville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Rogersville is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Bluff
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff is located in Greene County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Washington County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Beham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Beham is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beham
- West Alexander
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Good Intent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Good Intent is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Intent
- Coon Island
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Coon Island is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coon Island
- Claysville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Acheson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Acheson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acheson
- Sparta
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sparta is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
- Independence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Independence is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- West Middletown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- West Middletown is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 133 people
- Jefferson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jefferson is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
- Bentleyville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Green Hills is located in Washington County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21 people
- Brooke County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Windsor Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Windsor Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Heights
- Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
- Beech Bottom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Bethany
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dutch Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Town
- Shank Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Shank Town is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shank Town
- Wellsburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Follansbee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hooverson Heights
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Hooverson Heights is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooverson Heights
- Lower Ferry ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Lower Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Ferry
- Middle Ferry ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Middle Ferry is located in Brooke County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Ferry
- Hancock County (WV)
- Weirton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Marshall County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- McMechen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Benwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Sherrard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Allendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Allendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allendale
- Moundsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Knoxville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Knoxville is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Rosbys Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rosbys Rock is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosbys Rock
- Calis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calis is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calis
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dallas is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Monongalia County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Saint Cloud
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Cloud is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Cloud
- Maple
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maple is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Wadestown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wadestown is located in Monongalia County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadestown
- Wana
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ohio County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Wheeling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,298 people
- Pleasant Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Valley is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
- Echo Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Echo Point is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Point
- Triadelphia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clearview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clearview is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 481 people
- Clinton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Point Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Point Mills is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Mills
- Valley Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- West Liberty
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Potomac is located in Ohio County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potomac
- Tyler County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Paden City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Sandusky
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Tyler County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Wetzel County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Proctor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Marion
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Marion is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Bebee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Littleton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Littleton is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
- New Martinsville
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Anthem
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Anthem is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthem
- Hundred
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Round Bottom is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bottom
- Uniontown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Childs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Childs is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Kodol
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kodol is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodol
- Barker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Barker is located in Wetzel County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Avondale, see our County-by-County Page for Avondale.
Cemeteries Near Avondale ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Avondale.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Avondale - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Avondale covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Shafer Farm Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- McMechen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bellaire Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bellaire.
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Greenwood Cemetery
- Upper Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2428008 <2>
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Bellaire.
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rose Hill Cemetery
- Rose Hill - Greenwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41197 <2>
- Wegee Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Calvary Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bellaire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #40150 <2>
- Dunfee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wegee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Workman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (576 more) ...
- German Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the German Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Bellaire.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #41035 <2>
- Mt. Rose Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- First Street Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Avondale in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Avondale.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Avondale, with the one closest to Avondale listed first.
- Shadyside
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McMechen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Wegee
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wegee is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wegee
- Heath
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heath is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Glendale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Glendale is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale
- Bellaire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Benwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sherrard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sherrard is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrard
- Vallonia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vallonia is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vallonia
- Dilles Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dilles Bottom is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dilles Bottom
- Moundsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- West Wheeling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- West Wheeling is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Wheeling
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Limestone is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Wheeling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dunfee ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Dunfee is located in Belmont County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunfee
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Avondale. See our List of 1890's Communities around Avondale.
Newspapers Published in Avondale ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Avondale.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Avondale, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Avondale.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Avondale:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Belmont County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Guernsey County
- Harrison County
- Jefferson County
- Monroe County
- Noble County
- Greene County
- Washington County
- Brooke County
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| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Avondale, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Avondale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |